In the fifth year of Taihe, the second quarter of October.

Chang'an, Chang'an County, Guangdefang, Jingzhaofu Gongfu.

Wang Fan's face changed drastically, he looked at Mu Qingchen, stood in place for a long time, realized that he was not hallucinating, and hurriedly knelt down and gave up his hand.

Sage...... Secret edict?

Wang Fan didn't dare to kneel on the ground, but in the winter, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead. His throat moved, and he made a swallowing motion, and then he realized that his throat was dry and painful.

Mu Qingchen unfolded his hands in the hall, and the edict written by the Son of Heaven in cinnabar appeared in front of him:

"I am a widow of virtue, a fierce man, the more from the domain, the unification of the period, the night is shocking, if you go to the spring valley. Now that Yuji has been in the past five years, he has not dared to be reckless...... However, in the forbidden palace, there are demons and murderers who make trouble, do not consult the ministers, arbitrarily judge the artifact, close to the public, rely on the soldiers and take power, saying that the heaven and the earth can be bullied, and the gods can be reckless. I want to get rid of it and then ...... quickly."

When Mu Qingchen thought of this, Yu Guang noticed that Wang Fan's shoulders couldn't help shaking, he paused for a moment, and then read down: "Jingzhao Yin Wang Fan, loyal and pure, sensitive and thoughtful. The temperament is modest, and the atmosphere is elegant. can be relied on as a minister to help me eliminate the murderer......"

The more the edict was read, the more frightened Wang Fan's mood became, and he suddenly understood that he had been involved in a conspiracy to punish the temple without realizing it. And the "demon and evil calamity" mentioned by the secret edict, although he has never been famous, but without thinking about it, he knows who he means by it. There is only one person in the North Division who holds the power of the army and the number of emperors......

After Mu Qingchen finished reading the secret edict, he folded the hall post and solemnly handed it over to Wang Fan.

Can you still not accept the order? Wang Fan smiled bitterly in his heart, he silently took the hall post with both hands, and found that his fingers were cold and full of fine sweat. Despite Wang Fan's efforts to restrain himself, his trembling femur made it really difficult for him to stand up.

The two sat silently for a long time, and the fragrance burned out in the room, and the fragrance faded away.

Wang Fan read and looked at the post, and repeatedly confirmed that this was indeed a handwritten letter by the Son of Heaven. In order to suppress the nervousness, he took the bronze jue and drank all the wine inside, and scooped the wine spoon to the brim, but his hand trembled slightly, so that the spoon was full of wine and spilled a lot of water, and a little water stain appeared on the table.

Mu Qingchen sat at the head of the opposite party, he was always observing his words, and Wang Fan's nervousness was naturally seen by him. But Mu Qingchen didn't think that what he trusted was no one, he had read countless people, and knew that if he was afraid, he would politely refuse, instead of being so careful and speechless. Through the conversation between the appropriate talents, Mu Qingchen has keenly noticed that although Wang Fan said that he only wanted to enjoy glory and wealth and peace, what he said in his mouth faintly revealed the pursuit of fame and fortune and the yearning for a higher position. He concluded that although Wang Fan was panicked at the moment, he should be more curious in his heart.

"Mu Xianggong," Wang Fan asked, "Can you ask?" ”

"If you have any questions, feel free to say them......

"When the prime minister chose Fan as the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, did he already prepare to show him today?"

"Exactly."

"That'...... Rong Fan made a bold guess, "Wang Fan reacted quickly, and said carefully: "Is this also the reason why the sage promoted Ming Gong to be the chief assistant?" Plotting to punish the erector? ”

"Not bad!"

Sure enough! Wang Fan took a deep breath, he had already guessed that Mu Qingchen was not more than a month old, and he was quickly promoted to the top of the prime minister, and there must be a secret behind it. But what he never expected was that the twenty-three-year-old Son of Heaven favored Wang Shoucheng on the surface, but in fact, he was planning such a conspiracy behind the scenes, which made Wang Fan shiver.

The saint's hall post is really secretive, Wang Fan sighed in his heart. The full text never revealed the name of this murderer, but it was self-evident between the words, and he was worthy of being a young man who was familiar with the subtle words of "Spring and Autumn". And since the court post has been written, I am afraid that the whole conspiracy has been going on for a long time, and many people in the DPRK and China may have been involved in it......

"Who else is involved?"

Mu Qingchen said sincerely: "It is inconvenient for Qingchen to disclose such details...... This kind of thing, after all, is in danger, and Qingchen does not force Brother Lu Yu. ”

Wang Fan pondered for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Sage...... What does Lu Yu need to do? ”

Mu Qingchen knew that Wang Fan asked like this, indicating that he was only one step away from agreeing.

"There isn't much that the saint needs Brother Lu Yu to do, but it......'s very important," Mu Qingchen said softly: "Recruit government soldiers, cover up Zheng Zhu in Shanhe, and kill him with a rod." ”

"Zheng Note?" Wang Fan instantly understood that the sage's intention was to cut off Wang Shoucheng's wings, without Nanya's eyeliner, Wang Shoucheng's control over Nanya would be reduced by half, and Zheng Zhu This person has been recruiting power and accepting bribes for a long time, his notoriety has spread far and wide, and he has committed many crimes.

"That's all?" This matter was simpler than Wang Fan had previously thought, as he didn't even need to clash head-on with Beisi.

"That's all!" Mu Qingchen affirmed.

"That'...... Fan has one last question," Wang Fan arched his hand and said, "After this incident, what benefit does Yu Fan have?" ”

Mu Qingchen smiled at the corner of his lips, he knew that Wang Fan's saying this was almost equivalent to agreeing to participate in the scheme, "It is difficult for Qingchen to make the decision, but Qingchen can promise Brother Lu Yu that if he kills the traitor, the saint will definitely reward him!" ”

Wang Fan pondered for a long time, and finally raised the bronze jue again.

October Jiashen, ugly beginning.

Wannian County, Sixteen Princes' Mansions, Yingwang's Mansion.

In the middle of the night, the palace was silent. Li Han and Wang collapsed together, and all he could hear was Wang's rhythmic breathing.

The incident that Zhao Guizhen said to himself during the day always lingered in his mind:

“…… The ministers live in the good and the middle of the square, there is an abandoned house in the middle of the song, the ministers sleep poorly, and they will wake up if they move slightly. In the past few days, whenever it is ugly, the minister can always smell some strange noises, which seem to come from the abandoned mansion and courtyard. The minister also asked his neighbors about it, but everyone knew nothing about it. However, the curfew was strict, and the minister never dared to find out......"

Zenheli ...... King Ying tried to trace the map of Chang'an Fang in his mind, Shanhe Fang to the south of the four squares, which is exactly the Chongye Fang where the Xuandu Temple is located, Zhang Yijun said at that time that the culvert seems to extend straight to the north, could it be ......

The inspector in the sixteenth mansion of Shicai had just knocked on the wooden watch, and now the hour should be the beginning of the ugly year, Li Han thought to himself, if he rode to Shanhefang now, the second moment of work would be enough, so that he could rush to Zhongqu before Chouzheng.

Li Han looked at Wang again, her chest rose and fell, and she seemed to be sleepy. Li Xiao quietly lifted the silk quilt, got up to stay, he deliberately changed into a scarlet robe, took a scarlet robe, took a scarlet iron ruler from the drawer for self-defense, stuck it diagonally at his waist, and then tiptoed out of the bed.

Seeing that King Ying had not yet gone to bed, Liang Tangchen, who was on duty as a guard, hurriedly greeted him, and Li Han raised his index finger, telling Liang Tangchen not to make a noise and not disturb Wang's rest.

Li Han set up the bag, hung up the whitebait bag, and ordered: "Go and prepare a horse for me......"

"Ah, this ......" Liang Tangchen said in surprise, His Royal Highness was wearing a four- or five-grade scarlet robe, not to mention, and he had the impression that His Highness had never been out of the palace when he was ugly, what happened tonight?" Your Highness...... Where is this going? ”

"Don't worry about it, go and prepare the horse ......"

Liang Tangchen didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly ordered a guard to go to the palace stable and bring a handsome white horse. Liang Tangchen escorted King Ying to the front of the palace, he saw that King Ying meant to travel on horseback alone, he knew His Royal Highness's heart, if he decided something, it would be difficult to persuade him, but he still asked worriedly: "Your Highness, do you want to send someone to accompany you?" ”

Li Han waved his hand: "Just send someone to wait at the exit of the culvert, I will return to the house in about an hour, ......" Leaving this sentence, Li Han turned over and got on his horse and left the palace alone.